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Horticulture Diploma

EH12

Availability: North Metro Campus

Program Purpose: The Horticulture program is a sequence of courses that prepares students for careers in environmental horticulture. The program provides learning opportunities which introduce, develop, and reinforce academic and technical knowledge, skills, and attitudes required for job acquisition, retention, and advancement. Additionally, the program provides opportunities to retrain or upgrade present knowledge and skills. Graduates of the program receive a Horticulture diploma which qualifies them as a horticulturist.

Diploma Requirements

Basic Skills (General Core) Courses - Area I

Language Arts/Communication

ENGL 1010Fundamentals of English I

3

Basic Skills (General Core) Courses - Area II

Social/Behavioral Sciences

PSYC 1010Basic Psychology

3

Basic Skills (General Core) Courses - Area III

Natural Sciences/Mathematics

MATH 1012Foundations of Mathematics

3

Occupational Courses

COMP 1500Information Literacy and Communication Skills for the Workplace

3
or
COMP 1000Introduction to Computer Literacy

3
HORT 1000Horticulture Science

3
HORT 1010Woody Plant Identification

3
HORT 1020Herbaceous Plant Identification

3
HORT 1080Pest Management

3
HORT 1310Irrigation & Water Management

4
or
HORT 1120Landscape Management

4
HORT 1150Environmental Horticulture Internship

3

Complete the Following Specialization:

General Horticulture Specialization

(Choose a total of 15 credit hours from the following courses)

HORT 1030Greenhouse Management

4
HORT 1041Landscape Construction

4
HORT 1060Landscape Design

4
HORT 1070Landscape Installation

4
HORT 1100Introduction to Sustainable Agriculture

3
HORT 1110Small Scale Food Production

4
HORT 1140Horticulture Business Management

3
HORT 1310Irrigation & Water Management

4
HORT 1330Turfgrass Management

4
HORT 1410Soils

3
HORT 1560Computer-Aided Landscape Design

4
HORT 2500Specialty Landscape Construction

4

Total Credit Hours: 46